SECTOR MANAGEMENT RELATED POLICIES FOR FACILITATING

BETTER ADAPTATION OF AQUACULTURE AND CULTURE

BASED FISHERIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE

CACFAO FINAL WORKSHOP

ANKARA DEC.2015

TCP/SEC/3402 2-3

M. BINHAN GANIOGLU POLICY ADVISOR

ESSENTIALS OF SECTOR BASED CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE BUILDING

• Climate Change resilience based Scoping - Analysis – Implementation cycle

• Verified and comprehensive resource potential and present resource utilization status, trade and logistics, socio-economic and market trends database

• Potential Climate change focused and activity based threats and opportunities , competitiveness assessments

• Data availability, resource and know-how access, inter and intra sectoral organizational and co operational status,

• National-regional and international cooperation and competitiveness potential, mainstreaming and joint activity opportunities

• Sustainable development guided, SWOT and needs assessment based participatory management and guidance infrastructure and strategy

PRELIMINARY STEPS OF CONSIDERATION

• Assessments of sectoral sustainability focused vulnerabilities and capabilities; means of integration into National Development and Climate Change Adaptation plans,

• Holistic and diversified structural and organizational strengthening and resilience building

• National and Regional integration and mainstreaming strategy ….

PRELIMINARY STEPS OF CONSIDERATION

• Informational, practical, administrative and legislative infrastructure and capacity building

• Determination and implementation of adaptive and resilient activity planning and monitoring measures

• Determination and implementation of good management instruments of efficient and just regulations, rules, guidelines, incentives, penalties, reassurance and support systems, contingency plans etc.

POSSIBLE SECTOR BASED POLICY SUGGESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION

• Implement monitoring, indicator, early warning systems and emergency response plans to prepare for irregular changes in the frequency, duration, and intensity of extreme weather events with projected impact on the aquatic resources and ecosystems

• Plan and implement gender and age sensitive community sustainability plans especially for subsistence and artisanal aquaculture and fisheries activities as well as small scale local trade

• Plan and implement aquatic health monitoring, indicator selection, negative impact prevention, rehabilitation and quarantine measures

POSSIBLE SECTOR BASED POLICY SUGGESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION

• Plan and implement fisheries, CBF and aquaculture, water resources and aquatic ecosystems Climate Change adaptation programs and intervention measures

• Plan and implement diversification and/or integration of holistic fisheries activities into national sustainable development plans and aquatic resource utilization projects

• Assess, plan and implement alternate aquatic species' utilization potentials, waste management, energy efficiency and renewable energy alternatives, processing, storage and marketing channels

• Integrate into the relevant legislation best practices for responsible fisheries and aquaculture principles under the ecosystem approach to cover sustainability, resilience and socio-economically feasible and applicable food security, co management/ participatory management practices

POSSIBLE SECTOR BASED POLICY SUGGESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION

• Conduct and disseminate studies and information on vulnerability of indicative ecosystems and indigenous species, alternate culture species (based on resistance, ease of culture, marketability etc.), polyculture, hydroponics, choice of culture systems, site selections, locations, techniques and Good Management Practices guidelines

• Include in laws, legislations and policies at all levels, integrated, harmonized, authorized, sustainable and Climate Change resilient aquatic resource utilization measures, guides, incentives and mechanisms based on local, national and regional assessments, plans and practices

POSSIBLE SECTOR BASED POLICY SUGGESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION

• Plan and promote aquaculture and culture-based fisheries facilities and activities along with required logistic, legislative, technical, economical and structural prerequisites

• Plan, procure and implement regionally and locally water basin spatial/tenure planning as well as monitoring, rehabilitation and emergency measures including, but not restricted to, ecosystem and aquatic species diversity, invasive and non native species, vector-borne diseases, re-stocking, protected areas, aeration, vertical mixing support and/or prevention, shading, artificial reefs, bathymetric deepening, landscaping, riparian vegetations, no catch areas covering breeding grounds and escape areas to deeper water, removal of migration route obstructions, benthos rehabilitation, sediment catchment basins at input stream entry points, etc.

POSSIBLE SECTOR BASED POLICY SUGGESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION

• Integrate into environment, fisheries, agriculture and water usage legislation climate change mitigation and adaptation policies

• Assure that any aquatic environment related activity and project planning ,affecting primarily the fisheries, will be required to take into consideration Climate change and aquatic ecosystem impact assessments and corrective/preventive measures

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

QUESTIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS